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By Clifford Pugh
1. Houston Restaurant Weeks lineup revealed: 11 newcomers worth a try. HRW doesn’t being until August 1, but diners are already making their plans.
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The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office is accepting applications to attend the Citizens Police Academy this fall.
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By Jim Malewitz
The state’s most powerful courts don’t exactly resemble the population outside of their chambers.
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The Texas state motto is friendship, and even across the political divide in our state Legislature, Texans should hope that everyone is acting in that sense of good faith.
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Fort Bend Cares supporters celebrated the awarding of grants to 29 heroic nonprofits serving disadvantaged children in Fort Bend County on June 8 at Safari Texas Ranch.
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By Neena Satija,Lindsay Carbonell and Ryan McCrimmon
Since President Obama took office in 2009, the state of Texas has sued his administration at least 42 times, according to a Texas Tribune analysis of state data — a point of pride for the state’s Republican leaders.
Commissioners Court was updated Tuesday by the Office of Emergency Management and Brazoria County Fire Marshal on current drought and weather conditions. Although several areas within the County have received welcomed rainfall, a number of other factors are taken into consideration to determine drought conditions which could lead to a possible burn ban.
The upcoming “Race 4 Charity” on Saturday, August 6 at MSR Houston will be raising awareness and funds for the Brazoria County Library System Foundation and the Adult Reading Center. MSR Houston Charities host the annual event and their charity races directly support local community charities in Brazoria and Harris counties that don’t receive national funding.
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By Catherine Dominguez
In an emotional plea Tuesday, Montgomery County Judge Craig Doyal asked members of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct to reverse his suspension and let him return to the Commissioners Court bench.
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By Dale Lezon
Strong thunderstorms are expected to rake the Houston area for the next few days, creating threats of flooded roads.
The slow-moving storms are likely to begin hitting Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
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By Jim Malewitz
Voters in Bexar County will be the first to cast their ballots under relaxed regulations after a federal appeals court ruled that Texas’ strict voter identification law discriminated against minority voters.
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By Madlin Mekelburg
The state Legislature could put up major road blocks next year for a private firm’s plans to build a high-speed rail project connecting Houston and Dallas now that a federal transportation board has decided the project falls under state jurisdiction.
The Alvin Community College Continuing Education/Workforce Development Division received a $501,882 grant from the Texas Workforce Commission Skills Development Fund to provide industrial jobs training for Ascend Performance Materials employees.
Lone Star College will partner with AmeriCorps Texas to build a mentoring program for first generation college students. The program will be developed through a three year grant of $353,000 per year from the OneStar Foundation Commission.
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By Andrea Waguespack
When it comes to buying a home, many factors are at play, such as square footage and price. And high up on that list is the school district the home resides in.
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Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AOI) is a leading, vertically integrated provider of fiber-optic networking products and technologies, founded in 1997 by President, Chairman and CEO Dr. Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin.
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By Johnathan Silver
Within hours of the recent ambush killings of five Dallas police officers — and again 10 days later, when three Baton Rouge officers were killed — messages of respect and support for law enforcement coursed through the nation’s social media, filled the airwaves and prompted countless press releases.
